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Avalanche warning for region Sør-Troms Tuesday 08.03.2022

Danger level 2 - Moderate avalanche danger

Published:
Slabs can easily be triggered in the alpine. Wet, loose avalanches are likely.

Avalanche problems

Wet snow (loose snow avalanches)

Avalanches may release spontaneously on many steep slopes. Avalanches are relatively harmless to people, but can knock you off balance. Can be dangerous close to terrain traps. (size 1)

Loose snow

Wind drifted snow (slab avalanches)

You can easily trigger avalanches on a few steep slopes. Avalanches can get large enough to bury or even kill you (size 2).

Buried weak layer of new snow

Below you can see a description of the current snow cover information and current weather forecast in the mountains. If your observations deviate greatly from what is described here, the warning will not necessarily apply either. Always make your own judgments or stay away from avalanche terrain.

Snow cover (in Norwegian)

Monday 7. March 2022

Nysnøgrensen har gått opp og ned de siste dagene. I forbindelse med dette har snøoverflaten vekslet mellom å være tørr, fuktig og våt.

Det gamle snødekket er stabilt.

Mountain weather

Monday 7. March 2022

6-8 mm precipitation. Rain up to 200 m a.s.l during the afternoon. Strong breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the northwest during the afternoon. -11 °C to -1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Tuesday 8. March 2022

3-5 mm precipitation. Rain up to 500 m a.s.l during the evening. Breeze from south, changing to fresh breeze from the southwest during the evening. -8 °C to -1 °C at 700 m a.s.l. Cloudy.

Advice

The bulletin is a planning tool and may differ from the actual situation. Always make your own evaluation. To be 100 % avalanche safe, avoid all avalanche terrain.

Avalanche risk assessment

Skredfaren er knyttet til temperaturstigningen og våte naturlig utløste skred. Hvor alvorlig situasjonen blir avhenger av nedbørmengdene.

Det kan være svært lett å for skiløpere å løse ut våte skred i svært bratt terreng.

Over mildværsgrensen vil trolig den ferske snøen stabilisere seg raskt. Men i få heng kan det være lett å løse ut flakskred.
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